Ritenour Co Quotes & Sayings

It seems that about 50,000 years ago, Sapiens, Neanderthals and Denisovans were at that borderline point. They were almost, but not quite, entirely separate species. — Yuval Noah Harari

I had redesigned my entire amplifier system for this tour because airlines are very strict now. — Lee Ritenour

If it's not funny, you don't have to laugh. — Amy Poehler

Losing focus is another way that founders get off track. — Sam Altman

I've done a lot of albums and I kinda know when I'm onto something that was inspirational for me to record and create, and this was one of those projects where I really enjoyed making the album. — Lee Ritenour

I used a baritone guitar with a very unusual tuning that became the body of the composition, while the classical guitar is on top of it with the main rhythm part. — Lee Ritenour

Well, Smoke n' Mirrors has very much a world music flavor and it doesn't park itself in one country. It borrows heavily from the Brazilian angle, which is dear to my heart, and I recorded several albums with that flavor. — Lee Ritenour

My son Wesley has just turned 13. He was 12 during the recording of this record and he is quite a drummer already and has been studying drums since he was four, but he's also very interested in African percussion and studies percussion. — Lee Ritenour

I always recommend to any player to always compose their own music. It's one of the best things you can do to find a road to your own style. — Lee Ritenour

If you play the very subtle jazz tunes with acoustic pianos, acoustic bass and it's a dead standard, you are going to play very differently. It depends on the music. — Lee Ritenour

You have no right to criticise Russia over Chechnya. — Boris Yeltsin

In 2010, I had been playing guitar for 50 years. — Lee Ritenour

Arranging is the way I put my stamp on my music as much as my guitar playing. — Lee Ritenour

Truth isn't handed *down*, brother. You beat it out with *hammers* and anneal it in your own *blood*. — Mike Carey

The way I see it is that I grew up with a good set of values, but it was never too strict. I was always encouraged to be a free-thinking individual. I spent the first five years out of high school trying to make it work in Eau Claire, then I had to leave because there wasn't enough going on in town. — Justin Vernon

Even though there are some great keyboard players on the album, there are a number of songs with no keyboard on them and the backing is all guitar oriented. This is first time I've ever done this actually. — Lee Ritenour

If you haven't cried deeply a number of times, your meditation hasn't really begun. — Ajahn Chah

Career, his accomplishments, his victories, the kind of friend he was, and the kind of father, except her. But she did a good job. Most of the — Danielle Steel

Zamajobe is great. She's a terrific singer from South Africa. — Lee Ritenour

You're a cis-het dude-bro on strike for better conditions. — Nell Zink

Everything we do is Music — John Cage

The moment one definitely commits oneself, then Providence moves as well. All sorts of things occur to help one that would never otherwise have occurred. A stream of events issues from the decision, raising in one's favor all manner of unforeseen accidents, meetings and material assistance that no one could have dreamed would come their way. Whatever you can do or dream you can do, begin it. Boldness has genius, power and magic in it. Begin it now. - Goethe, by attribution — Gregory Maguire

We are a generation that is obsessed with nostalgia. Everything from the past is so readily available in ways that it never was before and because of that, western civilization will experience a period of arrested growth. The future holds fifty-year-old men and women running Disney Princess blogs. Bank on it. — Jayme K.

You like economics, don't you?' I asked.
'Everyone should know the basics,' said the Princess. 'Lasting peace will only be brought about through economic means - we should be trading with the Trolls rather than fighting them. — Jasper Fforde

I always love making albums. I'm passionate about it and it's something that's healthy for the soul and spirit. — Lee Ritenour